MELISA THOMPSON-HALL
LLB. LLM. MICA
The
firm's founder is a practicing Counsel & Barrister-at-Law
who was trained in the United Kingdom, and admitted
to the Bar of England & Wales and to the Commonwealth
of The Bahamas Bar. She is also a member of the Honourable
Society of Lincoln's Inn, London, England and the Bahamas
Bar Association.
Having trained in the United Kingdom, she was awarded
a Master of Laws Degree in International Commercial
Law with Distinction from the University of Sussex.
After further training and practice with one of the
largest law firms in the Bahamas and recognizing the
need to keep abreast of the global trends in the offshore
world, she then pursued a International Diploma in Compliance
& Anti-Money Laundering through the International
Compliance Association, United Kingdom and obtained
a Merit in both courses and is a member of the Association
thus the designation ( MICA). She simultaneously pursued
the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP
) and is a member of the Association. Upon completion
she will gain the TEP (Trust & Estate Practitioner)
designation.
Over the years she has gained an extensive wealth of
knowledge and training in Corporate & Commercial
Law, Compliance, Trust, Mutual Funds and Real Estate
Law. Her public service to the community include being
a Board Member of the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation and
Vice-President of the Alumni Association for the College
of The Bahamas.
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